History of Rock N Roll Exam 1(100%
Correct)
Charles Manson's minions - ANSWERNumerous people in California were murdered
Black panther Fred hampton killed in NYPD custody - ANSWERracial unrest in many cities
rolling stones - ANSWERhold their ill-fated concert at Altamont (hells angels sercurity)
Kent state University - ANSWER4 protestors were killed and 9 wounded in National Guard was called
in
US president Nixon was involved in high-security cover up - ANSWERWatergate scandal
in 1974 this was finally coming to a close - ANSWERvietnam war
overwhelming drug abuse - ANSWERblamed for the deaths of many stars
1973 and inflation that resulted in - ANSWEROil Crisis
incident at 3 mile island - ANSWERnuclear power plant
growing unrest here and hostage incident in Iran - ANSWERMiddle east
Me decade - ANSWERthe seventies because there was a shift in the values of young adults
All in the Family - ANSWERenforces racism
the mary tyler moore - ANSWERshows a single working women doing fine on her own without her
man to help her
chico and the man - ANSWERbrings Hispanic community into focus: became popular in rock and roll
in the 70s
the 70s - ANSWER- a fascination with outer space leads to the blockbusting movie "Star Wars"
- Youth of the 70s were less concerned with world peace, and racial equality and start to become to
more worried about acquiring the skill to get a job and make money
- the relative simplicity of old demographics starts to fragment into complex array of clusters - we
more from an either or society to a multiple option socieity
end of the 60's and beginning of the 70s - ANSWERmusic becomes more complex
six huge corporations - ANSWER- 80% of record sales
- columbia/CBS
- warner communication
- RCA Victor
- capitol-EMI
, - MCA
- United Artists- MGM
indie companies - ANSWERwho had been so instrumental in spreading early rock n roll
product - ANSWERwithin the industry music had become a ______________ to be packaged and sold
rock music television - ANSWERbecomes more predominant, changing to accommodate the growing
diversity within the genre itself
AM radio - ANSWER- remained bound to top 40 play resulting in a diminished and repetitive range of
choices for listeners
- most listeners relied on professional programming consultants who provided restricted lists of
songs that had done well across the nation
- driven by "hit singles"
FM radio - ANSWERthe number of stations in the U.S. increased exponentially and the popularity
surpassed that of AM
- grew into big business and was dominated by the AOR format
AOR - ANSWERcoined due to the fact that early FM stations would play entire albums or songs off
albums that were necessarily big hits
- "album oriented rock"
urban contemporary - ANSWERthe home for black artists, who were generally excluded from the
"new" AOR format
Hippie Aesthetic - ANSWER- focus moved from the single to the album
- music was for listening not dancing
- the album was a musical trip
- is described as:
1. the focus on musical and technological craft, combined with a distinctly artistic approach to music-
making
2. The rock artist has a responsibility to produce sophisticated music using whatever means are at his
disposal
3. music could stand up to repeated listening and lyrics should deal with important issues or themes
4. the rock artists as a serious musician
blues based british rock - ANSWER- roots are found in the rolling stones, the yardbirds and cream
- Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix had set the standards for guitar virtuosity and showmanship - a
mixture of blues, psychedelia and high decibels
- Jimmy Page would continue this trend with a group that would come to define a more mystical and
heavier style of rock and roll
Correct)
Charles Manson's minions - ANSWERNumerous people in California were murdered
Black panther Fred hampton killed in NYPD custody - ANSWERracial unrest in many cities
rolling stones - ANSWERhold their ill-fated concert at Altamont (hells angels sercurity)
Kent state University - ANSWER4 protestors were killed and 9 wounded in National Guard was called
in
US president Nixon was involved in high-security cover up - ANSWERWatergate scandal
in 1974 this was finally coming to a close - ANSWERvietnam war
overwhelming drug abuse - ANSWERblamed for the deaths of many stars
1973 and inflation that resulted in - ANSWEROil Crisis
incident at 3 mile island - ANSWERnuclear power plant
growing unrest here and hostage incident in Iran - ANSWERMiddle east
Me decade - ANSWERthe seventies because there was a shift in the values of young adults
All in the Family - ANSWERenforces racism
the mary tyler moore - ANSWERshows a single working women doing fine on her own without her
man to help her
chico and the man - ANSWERbrings Hispanic community into focus: became popular in rock and roll
in the 70s
the 70s - ANSWER- a fascination with outer space leads to the blockbusting movie "Star Wars"
- Youth of the 70s were less concerned with world peace, and racial equality and start to become to
more worried about acquiring the skill to get a job and make money
- the relative simplicity of old demographics starts to fragment into complex array of clusters - we
more from an either or society to a multiple option socieity
end of the 60's and beginning of the 70s - ANSWERmusic becomes more complex
six huge corporations - ANSWER- 80% of record sales
- columbia/CBS
- warner communication
- RCA Victor
- capitol-EMI
, - MCA
- United Artists- MGM
indie companies - ANSWERwho had been so instrumental in spreading early rock n roll
product - ANSWERwithin the industry music had become a ______________ to be packaged and sold
rock music television - ANSWERbecomes more predominant, changing to accommodate the growing
diversity within the genre itself
AM radio - ANSWER- remained bound to top 40 play resulting in a diminished and repetitive range of
choices for listeners
- most listeners relied on professional programming consultants who provided restricted lists of
songs that had done well across the nation
- driven by "hit singles"
FM radio - ANSWERthe number of stations in the U.S. increased exponentially and the popularity
surpassed that of AM
- grew into big business and was dominated by the AOR format
AOR - ANSWERcoined due to the fact that early FM stations would play entire albums or songs off
albums that were necessarily big hits
- "album oriented rock"
urban contemporary - ANSWERthe home for black artists, who were generally excluded from the
"new" AOR format
Hippie Aesthetic - ANSWER- focus moved from the single to the album
- music was for listening not dancing
- the album was a musical trip
- is described as:
1. the focus on musical and technological craft, combined with a distinctly artistic approach to music-
making
2. The rock artist has a responsibility to produce sophisticated music using whatever means are at his
disposal
3. music could stand up to repeated listening and lyrics should deal with important issues or themes
4. the rock artists as a serious musician
blues based british rock - ANSWER- roots are found in the rolling stones, the yardbirds and cream
- Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix had set the standards for guitar virtuosity and showmanship - a
mixture of blues, psychedelia and high decibels
- Jimmy Page would continue this trend with a group that would come to define a more mystical and
heavier style of rock and roll
